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Writer- Tim Seeley
Artist- Joëlle Jones
Colorist- Trish Mulvihil
Letterer- Travis Lanham
Editor- Chris Conroy
“Bog of Blood Part One”
This book certainly caught me by surprise! I knew it was due to drop the second half of this month, but I didn’t exactly the time it out to the last release. Luckily, I wandered over to the hobby section in my local Walmart and spotted a few ragged copies that remained. For more on the condition, exclusivity and reprints included in the 100 Page Giants, you can read my review of issue #1 by clicking here.
My only gripe, albeit minor, was the re-telling Swamp Thing’s origin AGAIN! We just had a sampling of that last issue. I’m inclined to blame editorial, yet whatever the case may be, it was done in a cool manner. Using an urban legend as the source serves as a nifty delivery. But alas, the true seller of this repetitive root wasn’t the script. Nope, it’s thanks to Joëlle Jones.
The illustrations totally knocked my socks off. A welcome addition to the marsh of artistic masters that have worked on the character, Joëlle Jones is a talent not to take lightly. Paired perfectly with the colors of Trish Mulvilhill, fans are treated to a feast for the eyes. Personally, I haven’t been this jazzed over a Swamp Thing artist since the smooth stylings of Jesus Saiz from the N52 era. Stunning in every sense of the word, I would happily hand my wallet over to DC should Jones ever work on an ongoing Swampy project.
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